New task force will develop coronavirus-era visitation recommendations for assisted living, skilled nursing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 29, 2020
A new Task Force on Long-Term Care in Arizona, announced Tuesday, will develop recommendations and metrics for how and when visitation within assisted living communities and nursing homes can resume safely...
Post-hire noncompete agreements void in California as of Feb. 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2023
Come Valentine’s Day, all current pre- and post-hire noncompete agreements will become void in the state of California.
Salary history questions taboo under bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2016
Employers would be prohibited from asking job applicants about their salary histories under a bill passed by the California Assembly. If the state Senate follows suit and the bill is signed by Gov. Jerry...
One-size-fits-all policies prevent ‘meaningful’ in-person visitation in long-term care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 01, 2020
As the warm weather of summer slips away, Pennsylvania long-term care providers see the same happening with their opportunities for outdoor visitation.
Kansas is latest state to adopt COVID liability protections for senior living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 14, 2021
Kansas is the latest state to adopt COVID-19 immunity protections for assisted living operators. House Bill 2126, signed into law last week by Gov. Laura Kelly, provides immunity from civil liability for...
New monetary penalties for SNFs in California is ‘major policy change’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 03, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities in California will face much higher fines for not complying with transfer discharge hearing decisions under a new bill signed into law last week by Gov. Gaivin Newsom (D).
$385,000 in grants will fund workforce initiatives
By
Alyssa Salela
Aug 07, 2017
Increasing the quantity and quality of the workforce serving the aging population is the ultimate goal of 17 grants totaling more than $385,000 that recently were awarded to rural LeadingAge Minnesota...
Legislation would establish communicable disease reporting, visitation, essential caregiver requirements
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 19, 2021
Assisted living and continuing care retirement communities would be subject to disclosing communicable disease information in their communities if a series of bills introduced by the Texas Legislature...
CCRC residents eligible for chunk of $2 billion tax relief program
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2022
Qualified residents of continuing care retirement communities will be eligible for property tax relief under a new $2 billion program in New Jersey.
State AG seeks input on two proposed mergers including long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2023
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) is considering the proposed mergers between healthcare systems Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System and between health systems St. Luke’s Duluth...